This is not a suitable place to be stationed, Yu Shichang told that there was no trace of the enemy ahead, and the soldiers who returned from searching the mountain did not find anything abnormal, Yu Zhilong ordered the whole army to move forward and rushed to the site of the former Yuan military camp to station. The two thousand men and horses were put off guard in turn, and the whole team marched slowly, and the army changed from silence to march, and there was almost no one to say or neigh except for the orders and responses of the various departments. Meng Chang, Jin Yan, Kong Bi and others who watched were dumbfounded, but they didn't expect the military discipline of the Jing'an Army to be so strict.

When they arrived at the destination, the various departments relied on the dilapidated camp and repaired it slightly, because there were fewer people and horses, so they simply removed the wooden stakes, earth and stones that were not used on the periphery, and arranged a temporary camp with an area less than half the size.

During the arrangement, in addition to the perimeter guard, each department released scouts to the left, right, and front sentinels, and the baggage team seized the time to bury the pot and make rice. Fortunately, there is a clear mountain water not far away, and it is very convenient to get water.

Soon, with Kong Ying's fleeing crowd finally entered the camp under the guidance, Yu Zhilong came to greet him, only to see about three or four hundred people, men, women and children, young and strong, only sixty percent. Everyone is tired, the old and weak walk a lot, all of them have vegetables, unkempt.

Kong Ying sighed: "I waited for the incident to be in a hurry, in order to avoid the pursuit of officers and soldiers, I walked all the way to the remote paths, without food and clothing, and many people fell behind, or were captured and killed by the Yuan, which is my fault!" ”

Meng Chang persuaded on the side: "Everyone can live to this day, thanks to Brother Kong's efforts, if it weren't for our recklessness and rashness, how could we be like this?" Brother Kong's life, I dare not forget it! ”

Yu Zhilong and the others still don't know what happened, but they met for a short time, but they had to abandon their homes and run away because they had caused a lawsuit in their hometown.

As he was talking, he saw several women in front of him supporting each other and walking slowly, Yu Zhilong borrowed the torch and looked carefully, although those women looked withered, but the clothes were fine, and they were definitely not the husbands of the field village.

Kong Ying rushed out to greet him, knelt down and said: "The little nephew and uncle are frightened, and they will die!" Now that we have finally met the Jing'an army in Linqu, we are no longer worried! ”

The middle-aged woman gasped and said softly: "The old body has been taken care of by virtuous nephews and nephews all the way, and it depends on the strength of you and others to survive today. Don't thank you for your kindness, and when you get to Linqu, you can talk about it again! ”

Kong Ying looked at the young woman next to her again, and saw that she had a pair of wonderful eyes, just staring at Yu Zhilong who strode over.

Kong Ying sighed secretly in her heart, and when she saw that Yu Zhilong had walked behind her, she was busy holding back her mind and said, "Uncle, this is General Fei, the head of the Jing'an Army." ”

Yu Zhilong took two steps closer, hugged his fists and saluted: "Mrs. Tian was frightened all the way, Yu Mou's ineffective conquest caused everyone to avoid foreign lands, this is all a certain fault. Mr. Lian Tian was worried about Linqu day and night, and now that the Yuan Yu has retired, Linqu is much safer, and the kid will send someone to escort you back to Linqu. He turned to the people behind Mrs. Tian, and continued: "It's dark now, I'll stay here tonight, and I've arranged to bury the pot to make rice, and wait for a while." ”

Then he turned his head and ordered Qian Zhengdao to build more bonfires so that everyone could keep warm.

When they went out of the city, in order to hurry quickly, they brought not many tents with them, and they had no extra clothes, and seeing that these fleeing people were all ragged and yellow-skinned, they could only use fire to keep warm except for food in a hurry.

Qian Zheng received the order and left to arrange, Xie Lin was careful, knowing that Yu Zhilong valued Tian Lie, so he arranged a few small tents for Mrs. Tian and several other women to use.

Speaking of which, when he was in Linqu, Yu Zhilong visited Tian Lie's house several times and talked about it, because of the difference between men and women, Mrs. Tian and Tian Xin were both in the back house, and sent the maid out to greet them, but the two sides never met head-on. Only Tian Xin admired it in his heart, and he looked for opportunities to hide in the dark several times. She knew Yu Zhilong, but Yu Zhilong didn't recognize her!

At this time, Tian Xin was holding his mother and staring at Yu Zhilong intently.

I haven't seen it for nearly a month, General Fei's posture seems to be more upright, he used to be behind the screen to peep at his appearance, his person was dressed in a short suit, only felt that he had the courage to act chivalrous, and now under the light of dozens of torches around him, Yu Zhilong hung armor on his head, with thick eyebrows and lacquered eyes, surrounded by the generals, and became more and more heroic.

Yu Zhilong is not a white-faced handsome young man, but since he joined the army, he has experienced countless killings, especially after taking charge of the army, he has dealt with countless things big and small every day, and he has to act decisively, vigorously and resolutely, and his subordinates are all awe-inspiring to execute, and he has been majestic and majestic for a long time. At this time, there were thousands of soldiers and soldiers around, and the majestic military majesty became more and more heroic.

Tian Xin was dizzy when he saw it, and when he noticed that Yu Zhilong's gaze turned to him, he suddenly felt at a loss, his jade face was slightly red, his heart was beating faster, and his little face was hot. I just hate to see each other at this time, my hairpin skirt is untidy, and my appearance is not ladylike. In a panic, he hurriedly squatted down and blessed Yu Zhilong.

"The general is well!" Witty words, listen to it like a smile.

Yu Zhilong's eyes lit up, this young woman turned out to be a beautiful and wonderful person!

It's funny to say, since he first woke up, he mostly mixed with rough men, and among the women, he had some acquaintances with those family members in the navy, and later took charge of the first army, although there were many people, but there were few women. Although Yu Zhilong is not a restless Yanagi Megumi, he has a lot of big and small things to consider and deal with every day, and he has no time to pay attention to the people in the bed.

Yu Lan is a beautiful scenery in the army, coupled with Yu Lan's strong nature, so it is very concerned by men, not to mention that Liu Qi wants to get it and is willing, it is Yu Zhilong and other young and strong men, which is not the positive blood When Fang Gang, Yu Zhilong was able to enter Yu Lan's blue eyes because Yu Zhilong's performance was a little different from that of an ordinary Lu man after he woke up, so he gradually attracted Yu Lan's attention.

Although Tian Xin is now untidy, her skirt is shady, and her sleeves are torn in many places, but her family's scholarly posture cannot be covered by this exhaustion and embarrassment, and the slight embarrassment of the slim jade falls in Zhilong's eyes.

Seeing this young woman giving a salute, Yu Zhilong smiled, hurriedly restrained the amazing tremor in his heart, and bowed slightly to show his strength. Tian Xinfang's heart trembled, she stretched out her hand to help her mother, she lowered her head, her face was slightly flushed, and her heart was like a deer. "He finally saw me! How can I be good? ”

Xie Lin stepped forward to greet Tian, and said with a smile: "Xin'er has taken care of her mother all the way, but she has reduced a lot, and now you have turned the crisis into safety, and you have a good life to rest, how about returning tomorrow at dawn?" ”

Xie Lin saw that Yu Zhilong was just smiling and didn't say anything, guessing that he didn't know Tian Xin, so he asked.

It turned out to be the daughter of the Tian family! Yu Zhilong remembered the reason for the conflict between Tian Zhai and Liu Qi that day, this Liu Qi was very sharp-sighted, no wonder he thought about it.

Although the sky was dark, the light of the torches still reflected the hazy faces of everyone, although the two young people knew that they were meeting each other for the first time today, it was a turning point in Tian Xin's life. At this time, neither of them realized that there would be many waves in the future.

After all, Tian is old, and she is a woman, she has worked hard all the way, and she really can't walk anymore when she arrives here, she has thanked Guo Zhilong in person in the family house, and at this moment Yu Zhilong is the first to worship the younger generation, Tian saw that Yu Zhilong and Xie Lin had this intention, and they agreed. Tian Lie and Xie Lin are old acquaintances, and the Tian family naturally knows him.

Yu Zhilong looked at the other side of the Tian family, and was stunned, a young woman with a pair of dark eyes was looking at Yu Zhilong and them up and down.

In terms of style and age, she is similar to Tian Xin, but under her smile, the small dimples that show her cheeks slightly, with her smart eyes, look very close and lovely.

Yu Zhilong also didn't know, Kong Ying introduced: "This is a sister, just call the word for a month, come and see General Fei!" ”

Kong Yue, like Tian Xin, is also a blessing, "I've seen General Fei!" "The voice is crisp, like a yellow oriole out of the valley.

When the generals saw Ershu, they couldn't help but be amazed, it was the first time for a group of old coarse people to see such a beautiful woman with a scholarly aura.

Kong Yue looked up and down at this flying general with some unconvinced, it was such a young boy who took the position that should have been his brother in Tian Xin's heart. She didn't care about the military appearance of the Jing'an Army, and she couldn't understand it, but the generals and generals who were closely around Zhilong's side could still recognize Zhilong's restrained expression.

How can a hairy boy call himself a general? I heard that he fought a great battle, and the Yuan army of Yidu Road suffered a big loss at his hands, but no matter how you look at it, I feel that those people on his side are more powerful and majestic than him.

The armor on his body looks really strong, no wonder he is not afraid of swords and arrows on the battlefield? If my brother also has such an iron armor, who can compare with him on the battlefield!

The two sisters had their own thoughts, and carried Tian into the camp to rest.

Soon, smoke curled from several places in the camp, and the aroma of rice porridge gradually wafted, attracting these people who had fled for many days and had no food or clothing to swallow their saliva.

Xie Lin came forward to arrange for these people to eat and rest, and specially arranged a small tent for the three Tian family to rest, and waited for them in the near future. Kong Ying, Meng Chang, Jin Yan, Kong Bi and others were introduced into the Chinese military tent, and everyone sat on the ground, and then Yu Zhilong had the opportunity to ask Kong Ying in detail.

Yu Zhilong asked the reason, and Meng Chang first Hao Yan arched his hand and said: "Don't dare to hide it from the general, Han Sheng, Uncle Tian is really affected by us, so there is this disaster, this is all the incompetence of the younger brother, ashamed and ashamed!" ”

Kong Ying said unhappily: "You and I are close friends, why do you share each other?" Hugh again! ”

Yu Zhilong and the generals were confused, but Jin Yan hurriedly said: "This matter is also simple, we are friends who are irreversible, this year some of the poor people in the clan are difficult to repay their debts, and the persecution of the main family is very urgent, and there must be debtors who pawn their children or sell themselves as slaves, but the debts are still unable to protect their families." The big creditors were greedy for their ancestral land, so they simply used the government to pursue their ancestral land, and the tenants begged for another year. The main family did not allow it, and the two sides had a dispute, and the yacha directly asked for people, escorted them to the county prison, and did not allow their families to visit, and their ancestral fields were also taken away! ”

Qian Zheng was furious when he heard this, remembered his own life experience, and stood up and said, "Rats! I can't bear it! Yu Shichang, Qu Bo, Mu Chun and other generals were also full of anger.

Meng Chang then clapped his hands and said, "That's right! It is said that the edge of the field is not allowed to be used, not to mention that the ancestral inheritance has been taken away? The tenant was helpless, and Han Sheng learned about it, and tried to pay for the bitter master, and handed it over to the big household on his behalf, so that he could retrieve his body from the county government and bury it. ”

Hearing this, Zhilong arched his hand to Kong Ying and said: "Brother Hansheng is high-minded, and the world admires him!" The generals were also admired, and their eyes showed admiration. Kong Ying returned the salute and said with a wry smile: "The effort of raising your hands is not humane!" But later Kong Meng Lang! ”

"It's just that I can't repay my debts, and I was detained by the government, where did I get a corpse?" Schelling interjected. The generals were also puzzled.

Meng Chang said angrily: "That creditor made a move on the contract, originally it was nine out of thirteen, but it was secretly changed to nine out of fifteen!" The tenants naturally did not want to reason, but they were illiterate and had no written documents in hand, so all the vouchers were provided by the creditors. In the end, there was a dispute in the lobby, and the yacha and the county Yin had already been bought off by the creditors, and they were vividly punished with canes on the grounds that the tenants did not respect the contract and disrespected the officials. As a result, a weak person died of serious injuries in prison! ”

Jin Yan then Meng Chang said: "Afterwards, several of us were angry when we heard about it, so we agreed to jointly fill out the lawsuit and sue the government. The county government did not accept the big household, accused us of inciting the villagers, and openly gathered people to resist the government! ”

The generals in the tent were all angry when they heard this. "Since ancient times, if you owe money to repay your debts, how can you force people to die and seek to seize ancestral land? This is a hurtful matter! ”

Nine out of thirteen, at this time it is a relatively common usury. From today's point of view, under the conditions of agricultural production at this time, the interest rate is already quite high. In ancient times, the output of farming was quite limited, and even in good years, after removing various court assessments and taxes, the surplus grain of the cultivators was not much. Once it cannot be fully repaid in the current year, it will be even more difficult to repay it even if the principal and interest are accumulated to the next year.

To put it simply: assuming that the value of the collateral is 10 yuan, the repayment period is 3 months, the monthly interest is 1 yuan, and the creditor only pays 9 yuan, which is "nine out"; The borrower needs to pay interest of 1 yuan per month; After three months, the interest is 3 yuan, and a total of 13 yuan is charged, so it is called "thirteen returns". Nine out of thirteen is equivalent to 13% compound interest per month.